# Legeza Mwendo Ward, Kalambo District, Rukwa Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/kalambo/legeza-mwendo/ Ward · Kalambo District # Legeza Mwendo Legeza Mwendo is a ward of Tanzania in Kalambo District, Rukwa Region. It covers **286.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 287km² - 5mapped services - 1,479 mtypical elevation ## Where is Legeza Mwendo? Legeza Mwendo lies in [Kalambo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/kalambo/), [Rukwa Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 8 other wards: [Kapele](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/momba/kapele/), [Katazi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/kalambo/katazi/), [Laela](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/sumbawanga/laela/), [Mabwekenya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/kalambo/mabwekenya/), [Miangalua](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/sumbawanga/miangalua/), [Mwembenkoswe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/kalambo/mwembenkoswe/), [Nzoka](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/momba/nzoka/) and [Ulumi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/kalambo/ulumi/). By area it is the 699th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.1% of [Kalambo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/kalambo/). The centre of Legeza Mwendo is about 508 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.8404° S, 31.9949° E. Source: [Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tza). ## Know before you go: Legeza Mwendo - Time zoneUTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - CurrencyShilling (TZS) - Country calling code+255 - LanguagesSwahili, English, Arabic - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya141 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:28) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 07:03, sunset around 18:40). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Legeza Mwendo Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Legeza Mwendo. Settlements here lie between about 1,408 m and 1,570 m above sea level (median 1,479 m). - Kamyela - Legeza Mwendo - Mkombo - Mlenje - Mombo - Narwara - Solesia Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Legeza Mwendo Named natural and historic features inside Legeza Mwendo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mbuzi · 1,508 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Legeza Mwendo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalambo District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 211 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,167 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (262 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 236 Feb 23 181 Mar 23 197 Apr 23 93 May 21 13 Jun 20 2 Jul 20 2 Aug 22 6 Sep 25 4 Oct 26 30 Nov 25 141 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Legeza Mwendo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel The City Lodge · Laela 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.57882&mlon=32.05309#map=17/-8.57882/32.05309) School Legezamwendo Primary School · Legeza Mwendo 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.79987&mlon=31.98916#map=17/-8.79987/31.98916) Police station Laela Police Post · Laela 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56344&mlon=32.04067#map=17/-8.56344/32.04067) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Legeza Mwendo Places mapped inside Legeza Mwendo in open map data, by type. - Schools5 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Kalambo District - Kasanga - Katazi - Katete - Kilesha - Kisumba - Mabwekenya - Matai - Mkali - Mkowe - Mnamba - Msanzi - Mwazye - Mwembenkoswe - Mwimbi - Sopa - Ulumi ## Quick answers - Where is Legeza Mwendo?In Kalambo District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania - What borders Legeza Mwendo?Kapele, Katazi, Laela, Mabwekenya, Miangalua, Mwembenkoswe, Nzoka and Ulumi - What time zone is Legeza Mwendo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Legeza Mwendo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Legeza Mwendo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Legeza Mwendo?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Legeza Mwendo?Settlements lie between 1,408 m and 1,570 m - What is the highest point in Legeza Mwendo?Mbuzi (1,508 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Legeza Mwendo?April to October - What is the P-code of Legeza Mwendo?TZ1501111 (OCHA common operational dataset)